Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 193, Issue -, Pages 206-215Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.02.068
Keywords
LiFePO4/C; Carbon sources; Conductivity; Li-ion diffusion coefficients; Low-temperature performance
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- National Natural Science Foundation [NSAF21443013]
- National Inovation Engineering Program for New Energy Vehicle Industry Technology
- Technology Innovation Project of New Energy Vehicles Industry
- Pulead Technology Industry Co. Ltd
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Secondary LiFePO4/C microspheres (LFP) are synthesized with different carbon sources by the spray drying process. The carbon sources effect on the structures, morphologies, and 3D conductivity of the secondary structure are systematically investigated. LFP samples prepared with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) as mixing carbon sources possesses the loose structure with higher specific surface area, showing the best rate capability, cycling stability and low-temperature discharge characteristic. Additionally, the differences of 3.3 V plateau performance at room temperature and 2.85 V plateau performance at -20 degrees C are investigated. It could be observed that the electronic and ionic conductivities are reduced gradually with the decrease of the discharge cut-off voltage, while the electronic conductivities are greater than ionic conductivities for the four LFP samples, indicating that the ionic transport is more difficult and the electrochemical reaction is more and more difficult with the increase of Li-ion intercalation. Li-ion diffusion coefficients at the cut-off voltage of 3.30 V under room temperature and at the cut-off voltage of 2.85 V under -20 degrees C are both the highest for the LFP sample synthesized with PEG and beta-CD, further indicating that PEG and beta-CD as mixing carbon sources can decrease the charge transfer resistance and promote the 3D electronic/ionic conductivities and Li-ion diffusion coefficients in the secondary structure, thus greatly improve the rate capability, cycling stability and low-temperature capacity of LFP cathode. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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